# Installing gems in a batch file

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-gems-in-a-batch-file/151174>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 17, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-gems-in-a-batch-file/151174 "2008-10-17T17:44:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcblues)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-gems-in-a-batch-file/151174/1 "2008-10-17T17:44:54Z")

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Hi,

I’m trying to write a batch file to install all the external libraries  
of ruby in the computers of my company but after the first command gem  
install… the batch ends…

echo \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* FireWatir  
gem install FireWatir\firewatir-1.1.gem  
echo \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Watir  
gem install Watir\watir-1.5.3.gem  
…

Do you know why??

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcblues)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-gems-in-a-batch-file/151174/2 "2008-10-17T23:20:48Z")

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You should use the call command in a batch file to continue on to the  
next  
program.  
to give an example test.bat file

call ri ‘String’  
call ri ‘Fixnum’  
call type test.bat

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**Author:** ![tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcblues)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-gems-in-a-batch-file/151174/3 "2008-10-20T11:57:07Z")

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Thanks a lot!!!  
It’s working now.